Friday, 22 January 2016

Tell ASDA to look after their staff

The GMB union is fighting proposals by Asda to cut staff free hot drinks and remove vending machines. Asda are said to have seen falling turnover in the face of competition from Lidl andAldi.

The GMB is the only union to have successfully gained recognition in the Walmart international empire. They have launched a petition against the changes. This is their statement:

On 13th January 2016 ASDA informed GMB of
their proposal to change the canteen offer within stores. This could result in
the closure of the breakfast offer, removal of chilled vending machines and
removal of free tea, coffee and toast which is available within its smaller
stores.

GMB are aware from speaking to members and
colleagues that this is an emotive subject and understand how valuable these
facilities are to you as hard working, dedicated colleagues within ASDA.

We are therefore requesting that you sign the
petition so that this can be presented both through the consultation process
and Andy Clarke CEO to ensure ‘Your Voice’ is heard on this
matter.

Over the 9 years I
have worked for Asda I have seen a decline in the company looking after the
colleagues I agree times change and cost go up but you need to keep your
workforce happy to keep your customers happy and removing colleague canteens is
the wrong way to go this is an engine room for colleagues to reboot themselves
and chat and get rid of stress eat and drink breakfast is the start of the day
our store has a cafe downstairs bacon butties and more are a £1 that's great
but can you imagine ten to twenty colleagues queuing up for their breakfast and
wasting their break time of 15-20 mins so then making them late going back onto
the shop floor and such could also lead to disciplinaries come on there must be
costs you can cut elsewhere keep the troops happy mr Clark

I do not work for
Asda, but do shop there but may have to start shopping elsewhere if this is
the sort of company my shopping spends supports. This is so wrong on so many
levels. A good company would look after their workforce and make sure they have
hot drinks and food available. Its the staff that makes the company, So come on
Asda treat your wonderful staff better.

It is advisable not to engage Asda staff in conversation about the issue as this could result in disciplinary action against them but if you sign the petition they will know they have public support.

1 comment:

A staff cohort that is well-treated and appreciated is good practice and is a civilised way to behave.

If you absolutely have to cite profits as justification for treating people well, then happy workers generate higher rates of productivity and lower rates of absence, plus there are fewer disciplinaries and grievances where staff are content.

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